Chapter 1179

In the center of the demon tree forest, there were only corpses, Gu Ding, the participants, and the golden Purgatory Demon Tree.

Gu Ding was the closest to the Purgatory Demon Tree, only about three hundred meters away.

The Purgatory Demon Tree did not dare let Gu Ding get close to it because it saw how terrifying Gu Ding's close combat abilities were. It used all seventy-two branches to restrain Gu Ding because it was afraid of Gu Ding's close-range attacks. However, even if all seventy-two branches were used, they could only suppress Gu Ding temporarily and would not cause any substantial damage to him.

With Gu Ding restraining the Purgatory Demon Tree, the others began to try to get closer to the Purgatory Demon Tree to pick the Fortune Blood Fruit.

Everyone knew that the Fortune Blood Fruit had extraordinary effects. If a peak Holy Lord level monster ate it, it would greatly increase their chances of becoming a Holy King.

Even if Rong Ye and Angelina were already Holy Kings, they could still exchange the Fortune Blood Fruit for valuable treasures or large amounts of cultivation resources in the organizations they belonged to.

Kohld Blood and Sonya were only Holy Lords, so they were even more determined to get the Fortune Blood Fruit.

As for the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, their reason for snatching the Fortune Blood Fruit was even simpler. They hoped to train their Holy Lord members to become Holy Kings.

Rong Ye was the first to rush toward the Purgatory Demon Tree. Although he was injured, Gu Ding had seventy-two branches pinned down. As long as he was fast enough, he might be able to get one or two Fortune Blood Fruits first.

Angelina followed closely behind. She had the same idea. She wanted to make a move before the Purgatory Demon Tree could react.

Biggie and Elsa also rushed forward. However, the two of them had clearly discussed this beforehand. They were less than ten meters apart so they could support each other.

Kohld and Sonya did not act rashly. Instead, they chose to watch from the side. They were only Holy Lords. If they acted rashly, there was a high chance that they would die.

The four Holy King Level powerhouses approached, and the Purgatory Demon Tree became agitated.

It was true that each of its branches had the power of a Holy King Level powerhouse at full force. However, it was a fool's dream to think that two or three branches could suppress a Holy King Level powerhouse. After all, Holy King Level powerhouses had Body Movement Divine Powers, Defense Divine Powers, Attack Divine Powers, and even other types of powerful divine powers. This was something his branches could not compare to.

The Purgatory Demon Tree would need at least ten branches to suppress an ordinary Sage King. A slightly stronger Sage King might need twenty branches. Take Gu Ding for example. He had used a total of seventy-two branches and was still unable to completely suppress him. Moreover, so far, Gu Ding had not even used his divine powers once. He even suspected that even if he used all one hundred and eight branches, he might not be able to suppress this Holy King Gu Ding.

The moment Rong Ye stepped within three hundred meters of the Purgatory Demon Tree, the Purgatory Demon Tree had already locked onto him. Fifteen of its branches pulled out from Gu Ding's side and madly swept toward him.

Clearly, seeing that he was injured, he wanted to take the opportunity to kill him in one go.

Rong Ye's expression changed when he saw the fifteen golden branches pouncing at him like pythons. Naturally, he knew that the attack power of these branches was astonishing. If he was at his peak, he could still fight against the attack of fifteen branches. However, with less than 50% of his combat power remaining, there was a high chance that he would be killed.

Above his head, the halved War God quickly condensed and punched at the fifteen branches while his main body frantically retreated.

Just as the two of them made their move, Angelina suddenly flashed and appeared under a blood fruit.

The fifteen branches that were attacking Rong Ye suddenly changed direction, and like a spider web, they flew towards Angelina to envelop her.

A look of horror flashed in Angelina's eyes. At the same time, she transformed into a withered old woman. She stretched out her claw-like palm, and an invisible wave rippled out. The fifteen branches that were about to attack actually slowed down rapidly.

"Time-type precept. It seems to be Time Deceleration!" Seeing Angelina's attack, Neptune's eyes flashed with horror.

Precepts were divided into strong and weak ones. There were many Time-type precepts, but almost all of them were top-notch super precepts. Powerhouses who had mastered such precepts could condense the precepts into god sequence chains, and their power would reach an extremely terrifying level.

After one attack, Angelina quickly plucked a blood fruit with her other hand. Without waiting for the branch that had lost its fruit to attack, she immediately retreated.

The first blood fruit had finally found its owner.

After losing a blood fruit, the Purgatory Demon Tree now had another branch to attack with. However, it did not chase after Angelina who had retreated. It knew that a person who had mastered time precepts would be no less difficult to deal with than Gu Ding.

He also hoped that Angelina, who had obtained a Blood Fruit, would leave. However, it was too naive. After Angelina put the first blood fruit back into the Inventory, she did not leave. Instead, she continued to covet the rest of the blood fruits.

Seeing that Angelina had succeeded, Biggie stepped into the Purgatory Demon Tree's attack range. He drew his sword and faced the sixteen python-like golden branches head-on.

The Purgatory Demon Tree seemed to have found an opening and attacked Biggie in a frenzy. However, the branches were cut off one after another. Even the speed at which they regenerated was slower than Biggie's cutting speed.

While the Purgatory Demon Tree was still in shock, Elsa took a step forward and appeared under a Blood Fruit.

Five branches shot out from Gu Ding's direction and whipped toward Ayesha.

Elsa waved her giant halberd with both hands and forcefully blocked the attack of the five branches.

At this time, a shadow flashed by Elsa's side, and three Blood Fruits disappeared in an instant.

Just as everyone was still in shock, the black shadow flashed again and two more blood fruits disappeared.

The five branches that had lost the blood fruits swept toward the area where the black shadow had appeared. At that moment, everyone saw a figure flash out and hide not far behind Biggie.

The person finally revealed himself. It was Hark of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew!

Huck held two blood fruits in one hand and three in the other. Expressionlessly, he put the blood fruits into his storage space. Once again, his figure slowly disappeared.

Rong Ye, Angelina, Kou De, and Sonya were all dumbfounded.

"That's not a simple strategy. He used two people as cover while Biggie and Elsa were just shields to restrain the Purgatory Demon Tree and cover for Hark. He stole the blood fruits at close range while Elsa helped him block the attacks. Then, he retreated after getting the blood fruits and Biggie became a shield to block the Purgatory Demon Tree's follow-up attacks. This time, it was a surprise attack. Gu Ding didn't even have to move to get the blood fruits. Next time, even if the Purgatory Demon Tree is prepared, Hark will definitely succeed if Gu Ding makes a move. "Kohld Blood saw through Gu Ding and his crew's battle strategy at a glance.

The Purgatory Demon Tree was a little depressed after losing five blood fruits at once. Whether it was Gu Ding, Biggie, or Elsa, all of them seemed to be able to handle the attack of its branches with ease. As for the kid who picked the fruits, although he was only a Holy Lord, the way he hid himself was so strange that even the Purgatory Demon Tree could not detect him.

The Purgatory Demon Tree carefully observed its surroundings. The ten branches were already in a semi-detached state from Gu Ding's side, ready to attack as soon as Hark appeared!